Comment of the week: Five spicy new ideas for Sunday Parkways
Some interesting tweaks from a reader.
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The Friday Profile: Jackie Dingfelder, the lawmaker who biked away
One of the best friends bicycling has ever had in Salem, Jackie Dingfelder, is now a voice for biking in Portland City Hall.
Don’t despair, there’s hope for better bike access downtown
In downtown, where are people supposed to bike *except* the sidewalk?
Bikeway in name only? Clinton Street’s heavy traffic prompts calls for diverters
Without diverters, the same things that make greenways attractive for biking may make it attractive for driving.
Seattle’s friendliest insurgent group visits Portland, eager for wisdom and dispensing their own
This three-year-old organization could be a model for bike advocates across the country.
Even a 6-year-old can feel Portland’s massive bike theft problem
Sometimes it takes a 6-year-old to help us see things clearly.
Good excuse to try biking: TriMet’s week-long MAX detour next month
It’s likely to be one of the hottest weeks of the year, but Aug. 11-15 is looking like a good time for east-side MAX riders to test alternatives.
The Monday Roundup: Credit for swerving, a ‘Happy’ dance and more
The aftermath of a fatal high-speed chase.(Photo: Graham T. Beck via Streetsblog) Here are the bike links from around the world that caught our eyes this week: A for effort: New York’s top court found that a car thief who “fatally struck a Brooklyn pedestrian during a high-speed NYPD chase” isn’t guilty of murder because … Read more
Comment of the week: How paying for on-street bike parking could be awesome
A vision for paid on-street bike parking that almost won me over.
City’s Comp Plan makes it clear: Portland is mostly finished adding auto capacity
In case you weren’t sure whether Portland is truly unusual as mid-sized U.S. cities go, the comprehensive plan map released this week ought to make it clear.
Should central-city apartment buildings charge extra for bike parking?
The new landlord of an inner North Portland apartment building is putting the question to the test.
Want to breathe as little pollution as possible? Pedal at exactly 11 mph
With a homebuilt $300 pollution monitor strapped to his bicycle and seven years of Portland State University education in his brain, Alex Bigazzi has been leading a deep exploration into your lungs.